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bush rat

bush rat noun: any of various rat-sized rodents and marsupials, especially local species of Rattus.

Noun

bush rat (plural bush rats)

  1. (Australia) Any of various rat-sized rodents and marsupials, especially local species of Rattus.
    • The noise ceased the moment I crawled into the attic, but something was rotten in the roof, and a putrid smell and pyramids of chewed cardboard suggested that possums or bush rats had nested in boxes stacked with the previous owner's red and yellow moodscapes.2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 18
  2. The rodent, Rattus fuscipes, of coastal eastern and southern Australia.

bush rat meaning in Tamil

bush rat in Tamil

புதரெலி

Forms of bush rat

pluralbush rats

Questions about bush rat

What does bush rat mean?
Bush rat means any of various rat-sized rodents and marsupials, especially local species of Rattus.
What is bush rat in Tamil?
Bush rat in Tamil is புதரெலி. See Bush rat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bush rat?
Bush rat is a noun.
What is the plural of bush rat?
The plural of bush rat is bush rats.

Words near bush rat in the dictionary

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  2. bush plane
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  5. bush poles
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  9. bush regeneration
  10. bush rose
  11. bush rum

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